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Search continues as fundraising starts for missing swimmer
A fundraising page has been started to fund the search for a teen who went missing in the South Saskatchewan River over the weekend. Justin Warwaruk, 17, went missing "after diving into the river," wh...
Jul 18, 2017 A member of the Saskatoon Search and Rescue team takes part in efforts to find a missing swimmer at Fred Heal Canoe Launch on July 17, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Bees delay flight at Saskatoon airport
An Ontario man is back home after a bizarre incident at the Saskatoon International Airport over the weekend. Kitchener's Jeremy Doorten said he and his son were in Saskatoon Sunday waiting to catch a...
Jul 18, 2017 A beekeeper attends to a swarm of bees on the runway at the Saskatoon airport on July 16. 2017. (Jeremy Doorten/Submitted)
Search underway for missing swimmer in South Saskatchewan
A search is underway for a 17-year-old boy who went swimming in the South Saskatchewan River Sunday. Witnesses confirmed the youth went missing from the beach at Fred Heal canoe launch, around 12 kilo...
Jul 17, 2017 Search crews stationed at Fred Heal Canoe Launch, south of Saskatoon, as teams look for a swimmer who went missing in the area on July 16, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Doctor sounds alarm over delayed mental health unit
A Saskatoon psychiatrist is speaking out over a decision to hold off on opening a mental health area at the Royal University Hospital (RUH) emergency unit. Dr. Tamara Hinz is a child and adolescent ps...
Jul 17, 2017
Suspect demands cash for hostage release via text: police
39-year-old woman is facing charges of unlawful confinement and extortion following a police investigation over the weekend. Saskatoon police said a woman reportedly got a text message Saturday aftern...
Jul 17, 2017
Taste of Sask. expects to crush attendance record this year
Deep fried Mars bars and alligator is just some of the options at the 22nd annual Taste of Saskatchewan. The six-day event, which features 30 restaurants, started beating attendance records on day one...
Jul 16, 2017 More than 80,000 people visited Taste of Saskatchewan over the first four days, organizers say they're on track to beat attendance records (JT Marshall/ 650 CKOM)
RCMP investigate Vanscoy car fire
A 1993 Buick LeSabre is more ash than car after a fire early Sunday morning in the Vanscoy area. Saskatoon fire crews responded from Valley Road to reports of a vehicle fire at 1:53 a.m. When they arr...
Jul 16, 2017 Saskatoon firefighters made quick work of a car fire on Hodgson Road on July 16, 2017 (Saskatoon Fire Department)
FIBA 3x3 tournament gets underway in downtown Saskatoon
A busy part of downtown Saskatoon looks more like a gym than a street this weekend as the FIBA 3x3 world tour makes a stop in the bridge city. Bleachers from SaskTel Centre were trucked in for the Sas...
Jul 15, 2017 The FIBA 3x3 Saskatoon Masters set up at 4th Avenue and 21st Street for the weekend tournament. (JT Marshall/ 650 CKOM)
Minor injuries in watercraft collision on S Sask. River
A mid-water collision sent two men to hospital with minor injuries Friday night. According to police, the men were riding on watercrafts around 8 p.m. when they collided on the South Saskatchewan Rive...
Jul 15, 2017
Taste of Sask. sets new Wednesday attendance record
The Taste of Saskatchewan Festival is celebrating after setting a new record for Wednesday attendance this week. Show manager and SaskTel Centre CEO Scott Ford said over 22,000 people came out to Kiwa...
Jul 13, 2017 (File Photo/650 CKOM)
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